Foot scraper for automobile running-board treads



March 30 1926.

F. H. STANWOOD FOOT SCRAPER won AUTOMOBILE RUNNING BOARD TREADS Filed March 6, 1924 -2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 30- 1926.

F. H. smmwoon FOOT SCRAPER FOR AUTOMOBILE RUNNING BOARD TRBADS Patentecl Mar. 30, 1926 PATENT O{FF'I*C E.SFT

FRANK H. s'rAnwoon -or. 'wILM'E-T Tn;aLLINoIs, ASSIGNOR l'ro s'rANWoon EoUrr-j 'MENT COMPANY, ortzcmcaoo, rumors, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

7 room scams ron'nu i'oiiroisinn RUNNING-BOARD TREADS.

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To all whom it may concern Be :it known that I, 'FRAMK H. STAN- woon, a citizen of the United States, residing in lVilmette, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Foot Scrapers for Automobile Running-Board Treads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a foot scraper insert for step treads used upon automobile running boards and the like and has for a Another object is the provision of a 'de-j vice of this character which will be strong and durable and which will protect the wall of the opening through the step tread and running board provided therefor;

. Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred em bodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure l is a perspectiveview of an automobile running board provided'with. step treads and scraper inserts in accordance with my invention, portions of the body and tender of the car being shown diagrammaticall 2 is a top plan view of a step tread positioned upon the running board and provided with a scraper embodying the principles of my invention;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a similar section taken substantially on the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

The running board 21 may be of any usual or preferred form and is secured to the body 22 and fender 23 of thecar in any suitable manner. It is preferably provided with a cover '24 and edging 25 and: hasstep treads 26 secured thereto beneath the 1 doors by] means of bolts 27 'extending through the runningbo-ard anddisposed at the corners of the treads.

Said treads are preferably provided with upstanding isolated ribs 28 and, in the present instance, are formed with a metal plate 29 incorporated in a rubber body 31 which may besecured to said metal plate by vulcanlzation, or any other desired manner.

The scraper comprises separable sections 32 and 33 adapted to be drawn together by means of screws 34 extending through the boss 35 in the bottom section and into enlarged end portions 36 of a longitudinal rib 37 in the upper section. The bottom section 33 is provided with a horizontal flange 38 and the upper section 32 is provided with a smnlar flange 39, said flanges being adapted to be clamped respectively against the bot tom of the running board. and the top of the step tread when thescrews 34; are tight ened; Ahgned openlngs in .the tread and running board are provided for the reception of the scraper device' and the walls v thereof, as well as the edges of the tread ad-i jacentthe opening therein, are, protected by" the meta-lpa-rts just described. The inner longitudinal edges of the upper section 32 are formed with tupstanding ridges 41, which, together with the -rib 37, provide the scraper elements. r

The position of the scraper thus provided is such that it is readily accessible and usable by a person entering the car without changing his natural position and as the dirt may fall directly through the openings in the tread and running board, there will be no appreciable accumulationbetween the ribs of said treads. T I 1 It is thought that the invention any many of its attendantadvantages will be under stood from theforegoing description and it will be apparent that various changes may from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof."

be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing tioned in an opening in the treadand running board and providing flanges for engaging respectively the top of the tread and the bottom of the running board, said member being formed with an upstanding scraper edge.

2. A foot scraper insert for automobile running board step treads, comprising a two-part hollowmember adapted to be positioned in an opening in the tread and running board and providing flanges for engaging respectively the top of the tread and the bottom of therunning board, said member being formed with a central Web provid' ing an upstanding scraper edge.

8. A foot scraper insert for automobile running board step treads, comprising separate flanged members adapted to be disposed Within an opening in the tread and running board, means for drawing said members together'to'clamp the flanges thereof against the tread and running board, respectively, and foot scraping means upon the upper member.

FRANK H. STANVVO OD. 

